Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-18
AUSTRALASIA,
--latest Steamer News from the Islands of
the Southeast.

LATEST steamer News from the Islands OF
the Southeast.
The steamship Mariposa arrived at San
Francisco on Saturday forenoon from Syd>,
ney and way ports bringing the latest mail
dates, from which the following items are
colAted:
Myriads of locusts are reported to have
made their appearance at Cashel. Every
thing on the Government model farm is
eaten up.
Typhoid fever. with many cases of fatal
result, continues in Melbourne; 500 cases
were reported up to March 18th, IFS having
| proved fatal.
A sad accident occurred March 10th at
Geelong. a man named Tanner, noticing
cat on the roof of his house, threw brick
| at it. The missile missed the cat and fell
on the other side of the house, dropping on
the head of his son, aged 6 years, killing
| him on the spot.
At the Alexandria Theater on Saturday
| night, March 9Th, wrestling match in
seven styles for the all-round champion
ship of the world and f100 took place be-
tween Donald Dinnie and Cannon. Each
won three falls, and the deciding fall was
left for the collar-and- eibow style. The
men struggled desperately for one hour and
quarter, and at midnight, by the advice
OF those on the stage, draw was agreed to-
| A powder factory at Sandhurst exploded
March 23i. Eight men were killed and a
number injured.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
| A farmer named Amos Smith and his
wife, living about ten miles from Armi-
dale, went to a show at the latter place
March 18th, leaving five children alone at
home The parents stopped in Armidale
all night, and joined the Salvation Army.
The house caught fire during the night and
three little girls, aged respectively 9. and
2 years. were burned to cinders Their
charred remains, almost reduced to ashes,
were found in heap together under the
bedstead. The other two children escaped
a similar fate through their sleeping in an
clubhouse.
At colliery near Bull terrible explo-
| sion occurred March odd. A sudden and
| terrific blast of hot air burst from the tun-
| mel, and the force of the explosion blocked
the mouth of the mine. A search party
with difficulty penetrated and got dis
lance of three-quarters of mile, when
they discovered six charred bodies of adults,
and the disemboweled remains of bow.
Efforts are being made to get at the other
4 entombed persons, who are said to number
seventy, but the rescue is believed to be
hopeless. Many of the search party were
rendered unconscious by the foul air.
| QUEENSLAND.
| Floods have been very extensive through
out the colony. A great deal of damage
has been done.
A Brisbane special says: The prospector,
Goodshaw, who with his mate was attack ed
/ by blacks near Thursday Island, has died
of his wounds The Government Resi-
dent dispatched party of police to the
scene of the attack, and they induced a
party of natives to board their boat, and
after desperate struggle succeeded in cap
turing six, including some of the actual
participators in the attack on Goodshaw.
| TASMANIA.
| A woman named Orland, living at Ho-
bart, stabbed her husband in the throat
while he was at breakfast. He died shortly
after his admission to the hospital The act
seems to have been the result of drink.